Decision details

To approve funding for urgent works to external façade and roof of the Crofton Community Centre sports Hall.

The Crofton Community Centre Sports Hall was built in 1988 and leased to the Crofton Community Centre.  The lease for the sports hall element of the building is a full repairing lease, with the Council responsible for all the repair and maintenance liabilities.

Urgent repairs are required to the sports hall façade which is now irreparably damaged on the western elevation. The roof, guttering and ventilation have also failed resulting in water ingress.

The estimated cost of the works is £125,000 and the Crofton Community Association has made a generous offer to provide £20,000 towards the cost of these works.

The Community Association has also agreed to fund and carry out works to replace the sports hall lights with new LED lighting and refurbish the sports hall.  The cost of these works is estimated to be £24,000.

Given the urgent need to complete the works, the proposal is to allocate the remaining revenue budget for 2017/18 and to bring forward the required amount from 2018/19 to complete these work as a priority.

RESOLVED that the Executive agrees that:

(a)  the remaining capital budget for 2017/18 is allocated to undertake the repairs;

(b)  the balance of funding required is brought forward from 2018/19 revenue budget; and

(c)  the decision to appoint the successful contractor be delegated to the Director of Finance and Resources and the Executive Member for Leisure and Community.